| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa: lodge. Sprinkling water upon the heated heap of sacred stones
within, he made ready to purge his body. "The buffalo blood, too,
must be purified before I ask a blessing upon it," thought the
badger. He carried it into the sacred vapor lodge. After placing
it near the sacred stones, he sat down beside it. After a long
silence, he muttered: "Great Spirit, bless this little buffalo
blood." Then he arose, and with a quiet dignity stepped out of the
lodge. Close behind him some one followed. The badger turned to
look over his shoulder and to his great joy he beheld a Dakota
brave in handsome buckskins. In his hand he carried a magic arrow.
Across his back dangled a long fringed quiver. In answer to the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from United States Declaration of Independence: He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies
without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of
and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction
foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws;
giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders
which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: vinced she became that it was the right way, and
her heart was full of joy.
She had two immediate aims before her. The
one was to convert Mahin; or, as she put it to
herself, to arouse his true nature, which was good
and kind. She loved him, and the light of her
love revealed the divine element in his soul which
is at the bottom of all souls. But, further, she
saw in him an exceptionally kind and tender
heart, as well as a noble mind. Her other aim
was to abandon her riches. She had first thought
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